What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On March 29, 2021 at approximately 10:20 pm eastern daylight time (EDT), N191JG, a Cirrus SR20 aircraft, registered to and operated by part 141 pilot school privacy data omitted, received minor damage after a hard landing with landing on runway 23L at the Battle Creek executive airport (btl) in Battle Creek, Michigan.
The flight was being conducted under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 91 without a flight plan. The private pilot and pilot-rated passenger aboard the aircraft were not injured. The flight originated from the btl airport.
According to the pilot, he and his safety-pilot passenger were completing a lesson involving simulated instrument flight and were returning to the airport for a normal landing. The pilot stated he determined he was slightly high on final approach and entered a slightly steep decent to the runway touchdown zone with full flaps, resulting in an airspeed about 6 knots faster than the manufacturer recommendation. In the landing round off, the pilot realized he was not at idle power and reduced the throttle, however with the fast approach the aircraft bounced on touch down. The pilot stated he overcorrected and the aircraft bounced a second and third time, with the third impact being ?quite violent? According to the pilot. His safety pilot called for full power, and the pilot complied and conducted a go around. The aircraft flew around the traffic pattern and returned for a normal, uneventful landing.
Post-landing inspection revealed damage to the tail tie down and nose gear attachment point (?puck tray?). The propeller revealed prop strike damage with the tips bent. Aircraft data downloaded and reported by the flight school was consistent with the porpoised landing.
Visual meteorological conditions and light winds prevailed at the time of the accident. The weather report at Battle Creek executive airport (btl) at 1453Z was: wind 200 degrees at 6 knots, visibility 10 statute miles, skies clear, temperature 03, dew point -04, and altimeter 3021.
As the FAA filed it
ON MARCH 29, 2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 10:20 PM EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME (EDT), N191JG, A CIRRUS SR20 AIRCRAFT, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY PART 141 PILOT SCHOOL ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AFTER A HARD LANDING WITH LANDING ON RUNWAY 23L AT THE BATTLE CREEK EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (BTL) IN BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN.
THE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND PILOT-RATED PASSENGER ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE BTL AIRPORT.
ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE AND HIS SAFETY-PILOT PASSENGER WERE COMPLETING A LESSON INVOLVING SIMULATED INSTRUMENT FLIGHT AND WERE RETURNING TO THE AIRPORT FOR A NORMAL LANDING. THE PILOT STATED HE DETERMINED HE WAS SLIGHTLY HIGH ON FINAL APPROACH AND ENTERED A SLIGHTLY STEEP DECENT TO THE RUNWAY TOUCHDOWN ZONE WITH FULL FLAPS, RESULTING IN AN AIRSPEED ABOUT 6 KNOTS FASTER THAN THE MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDATION. IN THE LANDING ROUND OFF, THE PILOT REALIZED HE WAS NOT AT IDLE POWER AND REDUCED THE THROTTLE, HOWEVER WITH THE FAST APPROACH THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ON TOUCH DOWN. THE PILOT STATED HE OVERCORRECTED AND THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED A SECOND AND THIRD TIME, WITH THE THIRD IMPACT BEING ?QUITE VIOLENT? ACCORDING TO THE PILOT. HIS SAFETY PILOT CALLED FOR FULL POWER, AND THE PILOT COMPLIED AND CONDUCTED A GO AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT FLEW AROUND THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AND RETURNED FOR A NORMAL, UNEVENTFUL LANDING.
POST-LANDING INSPECTION REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE TAIL TIE DOWN AND NOSE GEAR ATTACHMENT POINT (?PUCK TRAY?). THE PROPELLER REVEALED PROP STRIKE DAMAGE WITH THE TIPS BENT. AIRCRAFT DATA DOWNLOADED AND REPORTED BY THE FLIGHT SCHOOL WAS CONSISTENT WITH THE PORPOISED LANDING.
VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND LIGHT WINDS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE WEATHER REPORT AT BATTLE CREEK EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (BTL) AT 1453Z WAS: WIND 200 DEGREES AT 6 KNOTS, VISIBILITY 10 STATUTE MILES, SKIES CLEAR, TEMPERATURE 03, DEW POINT -04, AND ALTIMETER 3021.
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